Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
These red figures are not mutated garden gnomes, they are the founding father of Communism, Karl Marx! Artist Ottmar Hörl from Nuremberg created 500 of these statues to celebrate Marx's 195th birthday.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The Goethe-Institut’s #180sec short video series, which explores different cities around the world, visits the streets of Cologne. Here, local inline skater Matwej explains why it's no longer possible to skate on the square in front of the world-famous Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral), and where the skaters go now.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
The bicycle turned 200 years old on June 12, 2017. Of course, it hasn't always looked like it does today. This video shows the development over the last two centuries and introduces the inventors who were behind it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago, and entertainer Bürger Lars Dietrich tells us how it was as an East German citizen to experience the event. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany Berlinian
Twenty-five years since the fall of the Berlin Wall: Peter Barsch lived in East Germany and, as a young man, spent time in prison because of his attempts to flee to the West. These days he tells his story while conducting bicycle tours through the capital. Sehr interessant! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
A television bet changed the life of hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia. In the program "Wetten, dass...?" [Bet that...?] from May 16th, 1981, actor Karlheinz Böhm bet that not every third viewer would donate a German mark for the Central African Sahelian Zone. He proved to be right, but as a result, founded the People for People Foundation. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Berlinian
Former civil rights activist Roland Jahn and photographer Andreas Rost both played a role in the resistance and fall of the Berlin Wall. Thirty years later, they recall some of the crucial moments from a period in recent German history that was characterized by both unity and division.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
As the 30th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall approaches, this report takes stock of how far Germany has come, and what still needs to be done. Emphasizing the importance of transparency and freedom of speech has helped reunite the nation – but other divides have also emerged.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The Folkwang Museum put together a fantastic exhibition of James Bond posters for 007 fans, a few examples of which are available to see online. Were developments in modern society reflected in British spy films? Were James Bond’s martinis really “shaken not stirred?” Take a taste of this video cocktail and find out!
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
With his hat and sunglasses, most Germans recognize him instantly: Musician Udo Lindenberg has made history, and now he's 65 and has a brand new album out. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The North Sea is an unpredictable and mysterious marine habitat, teeming with life. Join marine biologists Florian Graner and Natali Tesche-Ricciardi on an exciting adventure!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Florian and Natali finish a great first dive with the basking sharks and then make their way to the coast of Holland.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Florian and Natali join divers Joop and Felicia Stahlenburg in making underwater willow tipis for the endangered cuttlefish to spawn in.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
In this installment, the sea creatures in the Oosterschelde are busy spawning and the male cuttlefish prepare for mating battle.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Now Florian and Natali leave behind the Oosterschelde and take to the air! In this episode, we get a glimpse of the mud flats in the intertidal zone: home to friendly seals and a resting place for migratory birds.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Even though the catshark's rough skin makes it a less than ideal meal, this doesn't keep the hungry gray seal from trying. However, the seal takes time off from the hunt to make friends with the divers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
With almost no wind at all, the weather is ideal for Florian and Natali to join scientists from the Heligoland Biological Institute on a dive, where they observe porpoises and other marine animals in their protected habitat. Höchst interessant!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Because of its rocky subfloor, a unique marine ecosystem has sprung up off Heligoland. Florian and biologist Karin Boos take a closer look.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
After observing up close the birth of skeleton shrimp in a small aquarium, Florian and Natali go diving off Heligoland in search of nocturnal marine creatures. Faszinierend!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The sea at night offers another view of many different creatures who come out to hunt... or be hunted! With this, Florian and Natali conclude their North Sea adventure.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
For decades they have planned their return to earth with plans to ultimately conquer all! The Finnish director Timo Vuorensola has created an absurdly funny action-trash spectacle with "Iron Sky." DPA Video talked to actress Julia Dietze about the movie. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The International Green Week in Berlin is the world's most famous agricultural trade fair. This year the farmers are very pleased with the results and with the increased consumer interest in agricultural products and renewable production processes.
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Alpine Lakes is a nature documentary, which leads us into the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. We conquer ice palaces of unsuspected beauty. In the freezers, in which elves, fairies and mountain trolls once did their mischief, we move, using a special breathing technique and with special cameras in search of nocturnal hunters, whose eyes are equipped with residual light amplifying receptors.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Alpenseen (Alpine Lakes) is a nature documentary that shows us the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. In spring, we can witness dramatic moments in the life cycles of many underwater creatures.
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